Hot Pink Bars
Strikingly magenta like a Malibu Barbie dress and sweet like a strawberry milkshake or a cherry-flavored Starburst. This recipe one-ups the 1950's JELL-O mold for a fun, hot pink treat perfect for birthday parties, baby showers, bachelorette parties, or Valentine's Day!
Ingredients
- 2 sleeves Graham crackers ~16 cracker sheets
- 8 tbsp Salted butter melted
- 6 oz Strawberry JELL-O 3 oz Cherry JELL-O + 3 oz Raspberry JELL-O also work
- 1 cup Boiled water
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- 1 cup Heavy whipping cream
- ½ can Sweetened condensed milk ~ 8 oz
- 7 oz Marshmallow fluff
- 4 oz Cream cheese softened
Instructions
- Line a 9" x 13" pan with parchment paper. Grind up graham crackers in a food processor until fine crumbs. Drizzle in melted butter to moisten the crumbs. Press into prepared pan and allow to chill in refrigerator.
- Whisk together gelatin, hot water, and lemon juice in a bowl. Set in refrigerator, ~20 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whip heavy whipping cream until stiff. Add marshmallow fluff and whip to combine. Add in sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese. Finally add in strawberry gelatin. Note: If there are tough, leathery pieces of gelatin, discard them. This sometimes happens with the acidity of the lemon interacting with the gelatin.
- Transfer the mixture into the prepared pan. It will still be a liquid. Place in refrigerator to allow it to set. Chill for at least two hours.
- To cut these squares cleanly, use the parchment paper overhang to lift and transfer the bars to a cutting board. Then, use a sharp, long knife and press straight down into the bars and drag the knife out through the bottom to avoid dragging crumbs up to the top. Wipe knife off between cuts. Cut into 24 squares. Garnish with berries and/or more whipped cream.